CHRISTOPHER ROPER

After a short spell in the City of London (SG Warburg, 1969-1970), he built Latin American Newsletters into the leading source of political, economic and business news from South and Central America.

In the 1980s, he changed course and founded a succession of technology-based companies: first, Logotron, which became the leading supplier of Computer Software to schools; then the Longman GeoInformation Group; and finally Landmark Information Group. All three companies were pioneering and all are still trading.

Christopher is still a non-executive Director of Landmark and has served on a number of other Boards. He was also, from 2003-2008, an expert member of the Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (a non-departmental statutory body). He also served for three years on the Council of the Association for Geographic Information.